diff --git a/poky/meta/conf/machine-sdk/ppc64.conf b/poky/meta/conf/machine-sdk/ppc64.conf
index b41325d..8ba3fcc 100644
--- a/poky/meta/conf/machine-sdk/ppc64.conf
+++ b/poky/meta/conf/machine-sdk/ppc64.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 SDK_ARCH = "ppc64"
 ABIEXTENSION:class-nativesdk = ""
+
+SDK_MACHINE_FEATURES = "qemu-usermode"